Fountain pens have an interesting history, and are still widely used today.What is it about these pe
ns, though? Maybe it’s the history behind the fountain pen? Fountain pen users are like people who buy old houses or collect antiques; they find value in an object’s history.
Maybe these enthusiasts feel tied to the people who came before them, like Thomas Jefferson; he may have been the catalyst for the invention of the modern fountain pen. Jefferson complained to the young inventor John Isaac Hawkins about the cumbersomeness of quills, which causes Mr. Hawkins to patent the first mechanical pencil, and a type of fountain pen that replaced the quills of Jefferson’s era. Unfortunately, Jefferson died before he could use Hawkins’ invention, but he was able to hire a watchmaker who came up with something more useful and less messy for Jefferson to use: a silver dip pen.
I used to work in the finance world, and one of my fellow analysts on LaSalle Street, Jack, used fountain pens. Both of us, just being out of college, could not demand the highest salaries, but as soon as we received our meager paychecks, Jack would head off to the pen store. He was like a kid in a candy store; Montblanc, Waterman, Montegrappa, Dunhill, you name it, Jack had to have it, and he loved to show them off around the department to all of us “Bic” users.
Whatever the reason, fountain pens continue to be used across the globe. I find it fascinating because I have strictly been a ballpoint pen girl all my life, but maybe it’s time I gave these fountain pens a try. Perhaps I will begin with a Montblanc (Jack would be so proud!) The Thomas Mann Limited Edition Fountain Pen is a good choice because of its unique features including:
- rhodium plated 18-karat nib engraved with the “Buddenbrook” house
- barrel in precious black lacquer with multilayered inlays
- platinum plated clip with onyx colored zircon
- ivory colored Montblanc emblem
You can find this Montblanc limited edition pen along with many others at Executive Essentials!
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